Mike Magill is a racing driver from United States who last raced in Formula 1 for Sutton. Magill has recorded 0 wins and 0 podiums from 3 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 4,434 ranks Magill 2132th of 40,105 indexed drivers, on an Elo scale where the strongest reach the high 8,000s. It is built from every indexed race in the driver's file, decayed for time since their last race.
| 1959-05-30 | Indianapolis Motor Speedway | DNF | −116 |
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +5 | Indianapolis Motor Speedway 1958 | Formula 1 | DNF |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | ▸Formula 1 | Sutton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P14 | −116 | 4,434 |
| 1958 | ▸Formula 1 | Kurtis Kraft | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P15 | +5 | 4,504 |
| 1957 | ▸Formula 1 | Kurtis Kraft | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P15 | +3,151 | 4,501 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Jim Rathmann | 6,175 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0% |
| 🇺🇸 Tony Bettenhausen | 6,070 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0% |
| 🇺🇸 Paul Russo | 6,067 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 33% |
| 🇺🇸 Bob Veith | 5,996 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 33% |
| 🇺🇸 Jimmy Bryan | 5,987 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 33% |
| 🇺🇸 Johnny Thomson | 5,951 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 33% |
| 🇺🇸 Bob Christie | 5,942 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0% |
| 🇺🇸 Don Freeland | 5,941 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0% |
| 🇺🇸 Johnny Boyd | 5,918 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0% |
| 🇺🇸 Rodger Ward | 5,914 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 67% |
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2,122 | 🇺🇸 Max Esterson | IMSA WeatherTech | 4,438 |
| 2,123 | 🇨🇦 Tobi Lutke | IMSA WeatherTech | 4,438 |
| 2,124 | 🇲🇽 Santiago Ramos | Formula 3 | 4,437 |
| 2,125 | 🇺🇸 Maxwell Root | IMSA WeatherTech | 4,436 |
| 2,126 | 🇷🇺 Nikolay Martsenko | Formula V8 3.5 | 4,436 |
| 2,127 | 🇯🇵 Shinsuke Shibahara | Super GT | 4,436 |
| 2,128 | 🇦🇹 Clemens Schmid | WEC | 4,435 |
| 2,129 | 🇺🇸 Scott Mayer | IMSA WeatherTech | 4,435 |
| 2,130 | 🇯🇵 André Couto | Lamborghini Super Trofeo Asia | 4,434 |
| 2,131 | 🇬🇧 James Kellett | GT World Challenge Europe | 4,434 |
| 2,132 | 🇺🇸 Mike Magill | Formula 1 | 4,434 |
| 2,133 | 🇺🇸 Johnny McDowell | Formula 1 | 4,433 |
| 2,134 | 🇺🇸 Buckshot Jones | NASCAR Xfinity | 4,430 |
| 2,135 | 🇺🇸 Gregory HUFFAKER II | European Le Mans Series | 4,430 |
| 2,136 | 🇬🇧 Jake Hill | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 4,430 |
| 2,137 | 🇺🇸 Brandon Davis | IMSA WeatherTech | 4,429 |
| 2,138 | 🇦🇺 David Calvert-Jones | IMSA WeatherTech | 4,429 |
| 2,139 | 🇺🇸 Jaap van Lagen | Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup | 4,428 |
| 2,140 | 🇧🇷 Nonô Figueiredo | Stock Car Pro Series | 4,428 |
| 2,141 | 🇯🇵 Yuya Hiraki | Super GT | 4,428 |
| 2,142 | 🇬🇧 Alex Martin | British GT Championship | 4,427 |
Mike Magill was an established professional driver; his rating of 5,124 places him in the professional band, the level of a national championship front-runner or driver winning among strong professional fields. His career spanned three seasons from 1957 to 1959 and consisted of three Formula 1 starts, all without a podium finish.[1]
Magill's sole recorded championship attempt came in Formula 1, where he made three starts for Sutton. His final entry came in 1959, when he finished twentieth. He competed at a time when the grid included drivers of significant calibre, though his own results did not translate to championship-level performance at that tier. The Kurtis Kraft organisation fielded him twice across his recorded career, a constructor that fielded a diverse roster of 87 drivers and produced five race wins, with Duane Carter among its most accomplished drivers at 7,326 rating.
Magill retired from racing at the end of his 1959 Formula 1 season. His brief tenure in the sport coincided with a formative era in motorsport, a period that would later drive substantial advances in driver safety following the tragedies of the early 1970s.